Ceramics Open Studio is available to hobbyists and professionals who are not currently taking a class and would like to begin or work on their projects. All the materials and tools are provided, so take a chance on getting dirty and have fun. Contact Robert Gladney for additional information.

Learn about Van Gogh’s style and expression. Each student will make a mixed-media collage painting inspired by Vincent Van Gogh “Sunflowers”. Use the artist’s inspiration and then add your own personal touch. Open to ages 10-14.

This workshop is open format, so participants can drop-in anytime between 2 – 4 pm. The latest time to arrive in order to finish the project is 3:15. All materials are provided.

Admission is free – $5 materials fee per person, payable on class date.

True beginners will see the progress they can make with even one class with Diana. Students will learn which brush to use, the proper water to paint ratio, how to set up a palette, how to mix colors, and whether to use wet on wet or wet on dry techniques. Students will experiment with several techniques and produce a finished painting. Students will go home with a finished painting at the first class. No experience is needed! A list of materials will be available upon registering for the class.

Instructor: Katie Cassidy

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Description:

Strong, engaging composition does not appear miraculously at the end of a painting; good composition is built from the beginning. With Katie’s guidance, this workshop will help you unravel the mystery of composition. Katie will take you through the steps of building a successful pastel painting: strong composition, value structure, engaging color, edges, and detail. Working from photos, the student will learn to simplify the subject through a series of notan thumbnails before starting their pastel painting. There will be lots of personal attention as well as group critiques. Katie will contact each student prior to the workshop with advice on photography as a subject matter. The students will work from their own photos – no professional photography is permitted.

Cost: $180 Members, $225 Non-members

Day of the Week/Time: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am – 4pm each day

Dates: September 10 & 11

Location: Classroom

(Deadline to register is August 15)

Material list will available upon registration.

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Cassidy graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with a BFA in Art and worked for many years at the Academy Art Museum both as an instructor and head of the adult art curriculum. In 2022, Katie made a bold change in her life by moving to Colorado where, with three partners, she opened Blue Pony Artists and Gallery in Colorado Springs. She continues to teach adult art classes which she considers one of her greatest joys. She has won numerous awards, including several national awards in pastel. Katie looks forward seeing old and new friends when she returns in September to teach a pastel workshop at Dorchester Center for the Arts.

Maybe you have thought about taking a pottery class or considered learning how to turn a bowl on a potter’s wheel but did not know where to begin. Here is your chance. This class is for anyone with little or no clay experience! Instruction includes how to design and glaze your pieces, and you’ll be able to take home and use everything you make once you’ve finished the 6-week course! Inclusion in the class gives you full access to open studio hours to practice in between classes. Please note that the minimum age to register for this class is 16.

Instruction focuses on journaling focusing on watercolor and pen techniques for journaling.  Work from your travel or memorabilia photos. We will also feature urban sketching with instruction on perspective for architectural components. Take one class or several with ongoing critique of previous month’s studies.

Edward Degas, Mary Cassatt, Eugène Delacroix, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, James Whistler, Georgia O’Keeffe and Pablo Picasso all embraced pastels.  Learn through understanding basic tools, materials to use as surfaces, subject matter and storage from an instructor with 40 years’ experience with medium. Demonstrations will be provided.  Participants will paint from their own photos brought to class and from still life setups.  All materials are supplied but students are encouraged to bring an apron and handwipes and their own pastels if they have them.  Minimum of 4 maximum of 8 students.

Learn how to observe and draw objects from life, in a realistic style. In this workshop your instructor will provide exercises which will offer you a step-by-step approach to learn observational drawing. Working in pencil and charcoal, you will learn skills to help you create a successful basic drawing.  Participants will learn to make accurate contour line drawings of objects, identify forms and shapes, understand the importance of object relationships and establish scale and other relationships between objects.

This class is intended to introduce you to what’s involved in the craft of stained glass.  The finished piece will be a 12 x 12 Tiffany-style panel using the copper foil method.  Students will be shown how to recognize and fix problems with patterns, how to choose colors that work well together, and how to use all the tools that are on hand.  Cutting, grinding, soldering and final fabrication will be taught in this class.  All tools are provided.  If you are experienced in working with glass and the tools, come join us! No open toed shoes for safety!

This class explores watercolor techniques including wet on wet and use of drawing gum. Students will practice learning different triad palette combinations and pulling and glazing watercolors using personal photographs and still life as inspiration. Use of gouache and egg tempera is acceptable. Painting experience is a must. Students work at their own pace with critique and suggestions. Still life is often provided along

Students will carve a decoy using a knife or more advanced students will power carve. All decoys are completed with paint. A $90 supply fee is payable to the instructor at the first class for the wood, eyes, and paint for the project. A list of additional supplies and power tools are available.

Lee Peterson Mallory, jewelry designer and owner of What Lee Sees in Easton Maryland, will conduct a class in jewelry making working in fine silver clay. Participants will go home with two fine silver (.925 sterling silver) pendants with a design element and if time permits a pair of earrings. For beginning and intermediate students.  Class size is limited to 4 students.

Deadline to register is September 21, 2024

 This two-day workshop will teach the art of up-cycling furniture. Through the magic of ideas, paint, glue and other materials, a shabby old piece of furniture will be transformed into a one-of-a-kind piece of art. Students learn how to decoupage and embellish with a variety of items, then seal the piece with polyurethane to last a lifetime and more. Students should bring a small piece of furniture; all other supplies will be provided. Participants take home their completed piece of furniture as well as an instructional printout of the process for future reference. Suggested furniture pieces: end table, small cabinet, or a small chair.  Furniture pieces need to be sanded prior to the class.

Bring the family and choose either a ceramic ghost or pumpkin to paint and take home to celebrate Halloween!  All supplies provided. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  Drop in, but you must arrive no later than 2:30pm.                                                                                                                                     

Learn how skulls are used for Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexican and Mexican American communities while you decorate one of your own ceramic pieces or painted canvas to take home! No experience necessary. All supplies provided. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  Drop in, but you must arrive no later than 2:30pm.                

Working from 1-2 landscape images of your own (from printed images or your ipad), learn to create a painting or two focusing on creating strong compositions by simplifying shapes and mixing clean color in a limited palette. Students will learn to modify their image for impact beginning with small studies in pencil before moving to a larger canvas or panel.  Minimum of 4, maximum of 10 students.

Painting experience is recommended. Email Abby for suggested supply list.   [email protected]

Bring the family and choose either a ceramic tree or ornament to paint and take home to celebrate the season!!  All supplies provided. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  Drop in, but you must arrive no later than 2:30pm.